University of Michigan—Martha Cook Building

At the University of Michigan's Martha Cook residence hall, an implementation of Meatless Mondays was met with much opposition. Students, much like at Williams College, felt they had the right to eat meat and were less than thrilled to find out meat would not be an option at Monday night dinners. After numerous complaints, Martha Cook ended its Meatless Monday program with only one Monday successfully meatless. This knowledge about how Meatless Mondays have been approached (and have failed), at the University of Michigan, support our concept of the "Meatless Meal" in place of a Meatless Monday strategy. 

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame is being praised for being one of the newest schools to join the international Meatless Monday movement.  They are participating by increasing meat-free options on Mondays and continuing to educate their student body about the health benefits of eating meat-free meals. The university has provided students with the ability to choose from new meals such as Casablanca Stew, a rich blend of vegetables, beans, potatoes, mediterranean flavors, and vegetable pancakes. To quote Lisa Wenzel, assistant director of Notre Dame Food Services,“‘Notre Dame Food Services is committed to ensuring the good health of our students, and being a good steward to our planet and animals.” Notre Dame showing that prevalent universities are already implementing meatless dining and it is quickly becoming mainstream.